1. Task 5: High-Tc Superconducting Link Status Update Meeting Eucard - WP7 Collaboration Meeting (video) A. Ballarino, G. Hurte, G. Willering (CERN) M. Tropeano, G. Grasso (Columbus) C. Beduz, Y. Yang (Univ. Southampton) A. Aubele, A. Hallbauer (Bruker HTS) CERN, 7 th October 2011

2. Status Report – Task 7.5 Announcement: welcome to Matteo Tropeano, from Columbus Superconductors, who joined the Task 7.5 in replacement of Simona Berta - who left the company in June 2011.He will be the Columbus representative in the Eucard Government Board Task 7.5 is advancing according to schedule A. Ballarino

3. Status report Task 7.5: Main Achievements  Full validation of cable concept completed. Assembly and test at CERN of several 2 m long cables (MgB 2, YBCO and Bi-2223) at 4.2 K and at 77 K both in self-field and in external magnetic field  Test station for measurement of cable in He gas in a variable temperature range completed and fully commissioned at Southampton University. Several 2 m long cables (MgB 2, YBCO and Bi-2223) made at CERN were successfully measured at SOTON up to 2200 A between 5 K and 60 K. First quench and stability measurements were performed  Assembly at CERN of full-scale 5 m long prototype link made from MgB 2 tape A. Ballarino

4. + - Status report Task 7.5  Adaptation of the test station at Southampton University for the test of the 5 m long prototype link – integration of the Nexans cryogenic envelope ordered by CERN and delivered to SOTON  Completion of the design at CERN of a dedicated cabling machine to be used for the assembly of long lengths of cables. Manufacturing of components completed and first units assembled  Construction at CERN of a test station for the test of the 20 m long link at currents of up to 20 kA and in variable temperature range – expected to be commissioned by end 2011 A. Ballarino

5. Coming soon….  Test at SOTON of full-scale 5 m long prototype link delivered by CERN (Nov 2011)  Completion at CERN of cabling machine and first assembly of 20 m long prototype link (deliverable of Task 7.5) (Nov 2011)  Delivery of 20 m long cryostat for the test of the prototype link (Nov 2011) A. Ballarino